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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
SOME NEWSPAPER STATISTICS.
Curiosities That Are Well Worth - Para
grsph-An Interesting List.

Curiosfties That Are Well Worth ~ Para
grsph-An Interesting List.
There are now published in the United
States IL, lG0 newspapers and periodicals
Of all classes. The net gain Of the year
has been 668. The daily newspapers
a gain of 33. Canada has go
periodicals. There are about 1900
periodicals Of all sorts, which. according
70 the estimates Of the editor of The
Directory, enjoy a circulation of more
than 5000 copies each. The increase in
the weekly rural press. which comprises
shout two-thirds Of the whole list, has
been most marked in states like Kansas
and Nebraska, where the gain has been
respectively "a and IS per cent, Kansas
also shows the greatest gain indaily news
papers. The weekly press is gaining in
Massachusetts,, while the magazines and
other monthly publications are losing
ground there. The tendency Of such
publications toward New York city, as
the literary center Of the country, is
shown by the estE blishment here Of not
less than twenty-tlree monthly periodicals
during the year.
Some of the curiosities of newspaper
statistics are worth a paragraph. There
are 700 religious and UNCONVENTIONAL
newspapers Published in the United
States, and neIrly one-third Of them are
published in New York. Philadelphia,
Boston and Chicago. New York is far
ahead in this respect, but Chicago leads
Boston. Three newspapers are devoted
to the silkworm. 9 to the honey bee and
not less than 3a to poultry. The dentists
have II journals, the photographers 0
and the deaf. dumb and blind have 10.
There arr 3 publications exclusively de-
voted 10 philately and | to the terT-
sichorean art. The Prohibitionists have
l29 organs To the liquor dealers :. The
woman suffragists have :, the candy
makers 3; ~gastronomy is represented
by 3 newspapers. gas by2 2. There are about
600 newspapers printed in German and
AZ in French. The towns which have the
most French periodicals are New York,
New Orleans and Worcester. Mas
apiece. There are more Swedish prints
than French. Two daily newspapers are
printed in the Bohemian tongue. The
toughest NAMES are found among the
Polish, Finnish and Welsh press; for in
stance, The Dzienswiety and The Przja-
ciel Ludhi, Of Chicago: The Y Wawr. Of
Utica. Of y. Y. and The Yyhdyswalta in
Sanomat, Of Ohio. There is ] Gaelic
publication. | Hebrew, | Chinese and in
the Cherokee language.
All Of these facts have a direct interest
TO the philosopher and the student Of
sociology, There is no better gauge and
register Of American civilization than The
Newspaper Directory. - The Printing
Press,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
STANlAS.

luatched thee when the foe was at our side,
Ready 10 strike at him-or the, ar me
Were safely ho~peless-ready to divide
Anght with one loved save love and liberty.
watched thee in the breakers, when the rock
Received our prov, when all was storm and
fear,
And babe thee cling TO me through every shock;
This arm would be thy bark, or breast thy bier.
] watched thee when the fever glazed thine eyes,
Yielding my couch, and stretched me on the
ground
When oyerworn with watching, meier 10 rise
From thence IL thou an early grave hadst found.
TIE earthquake came and rocked the quiverins
wall,
And men and nature reeled as IL with wine.
whom did ! seek around the ~tottering hail,
For thee. Whose safety first provide forf Thine.
And when conyulsive throes denied my breath
The faintest utterance TO my fading thought,
10 thee-to thee-e'en in the gaspof death
Ny spirit turned. oh! oftener than il ought.
Thus much and more; and yet thou loy'st me moi,
And never wilt! Love dwells not In our Will.
Nor can ! blame thee, though it be- nv lot
To strongly, wrongly, yainly love thee still
Byron.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
shnntInR from Horsebaek.

Shooting from horseback at full speed
Is, to my mind, a sport to be encouraged,
combining more excitement and pleasure
than anything / have yet seen in this
country. Shooting jackrabbits on foot
is well enough. often giving plenty OF
amusement to the animals, and, again,
being rather monotonous when they are
plentiful; but 70 follow a rabbit al full
speed across country, letting your horse
enter into the sport, and shooting or
firing on the dead run, contains more Of
the elements Of true sport than anything
I have found in southern California. -
San Francisco Call.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
The Norwegian Cuspidor.

/ took the opportunity to praise the
Norwegian spitkin, which is a most in
genious device, and not only ingenious,
but wholesome and clearly. II is an open
brass pan, some four inches in depth,
filled with broken twigs Of green juniper.
These are put in fresh every day, an
invention, no doubt, Of poverty in the
first place, for the Norwegian has been
hard pressed for centuries, and has learned
TO set his fragrant juniper and fir boughs
to all manner Of uses unknown in other
countries; for instance, spreading them
down for outside door mats in country
houses-another pretty and clearly Gus
tom.-Lady Tourist in Norway.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
Lincoln aud senator I'VE.

Senator Nye once went 10 the White
House with a party Of his New York
friends who wished to have n clergyman
appointed chaplain in the army. Mr..
Lincoln told them that he had at one
time determined TO make the appoint
ment, but a strong protest against it had
been received stating that the clergyman
was not dccorous in his department. and
he had determined To hear more about
him. Il will admit, said Senator Nye.
''that our friend is endowed with a
glorious fund Of irrepressible good humor.
but | have heard, Mr.. President. Of an
old pioneer minister in your state Of
Illinois who was arraignel before a
county conference 10 he reprimanded bv
the bishop for his sallies Of wit from the
pulpit. Before the Episcopal dignity
could settle itself for an impressive utter
ance the old man burst out: Brethren,
] never did believe in a religion that had
no fun in IT,. The bishops gun was
spiked. and the conference, amid roars
Of laughter, at once passed the old min
listers character"
mat n a good story, Nge, said Mr..
Lincoln. Let me tell YOU one about
Peter Cartwright, who. ON M occasion,
wa convulsing his conference with wit
and humor. The presiding bishup was a
man Of earnest but ascetic piety. Brother
Cartwright, said he, do you think that
while you are indulging in this levity
you are growing in gracei' The old
pioneer preacher, with a c~ountenance
beaming with fun, replied, oh. yes,
brother, in spots l guess, Nye. | will
have your man appointed, but tell him to
keep his stories until he can come TO
Washington and let me hear them first"
Ben: Perley Poore.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
A Hospital without Alcohol.

Thirteen years ago a hospital vas
started in London on the plan Of discard.
ing the use II alcohol except where every
other means failed. Since the beginning
only four cases out Of tens Of thousands
have been treated with alcohol, and the
percentage Of rocoveries has been much
larger than in any other hospital Chi
cago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
Entirely Cured
Ayers ~SarsapariHa,

Prepared by Dr. 7. c. Aver Il Co., Lowell. Mass.
Fold by all Druggists. Price Z sin bottles, q.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21
From the Gotta, Plan,

The value Of the cotton plant. great "A
IL Is acknowledged by all 10 be, seems 20
have the possibility Of being increased,
since II has lately been discovered that
the bark of the root contains what prom
ises 10 be an available coloring natter
New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21

A large brass chicken, whose wings
shelter am inkstand and whose head COM
veniently goes TO n side for a pen
sipar, Is O novelty.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-21

Sawdust thrown on a circular saw table
viii render the hauling Of heavy planks
quite easy. The grains act as small rollers
and reduce friction.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
THE DUDE PUMPKINS.


One Of the young disciples worked
the scheme of sitting next to a young
lady in the evening and staring at her
reflection in the opposite window. Not
long ago when working this game the
young lady dropped to it. Without a
moments hesitation she crossed the car
and with her handkerchief Wiped off
the window as though to give him a
clearer view. His confident smile gave
way to a dull, weary, "where-are-the-
days when = our hearts kne W-no-care"
grin and stepping to the platform he
devoted the remainder of his gaze to the
mellow, tiickering gas lights on the side
walk.
A few days ago well known lawyer
OF this city entered a car and had the
extreme neck to deposit his carcass
snugly between two pretty girls. AS
there were many other seats in the car
this nervy act attracted attention. The
result filled his heart with bitter, burn
ing desire to chase himself around his
feet for an hour or two. The young
ladies didn't know each other from Eve,
but their common grievance made them
instantaneous chums. They opened up
lively chat over his nibSey's head and
placed him in the light of a dummy
Any sensible man would have felt cheap
and our legal luminary is no idiot.
When he got as much as he could stand
of it he fell out of the car, where two
merry, girlish laughs watched the
Zephyrs circle around his feverish brow.
There is one man, however, from
whom no attention can be drawn by any
young lady in st. Paul. He is not mar
ried, neither does he despise the fair
sex. He is simply worth cool million.
and imagineS that every girl that looks
at him is setting a snare to rope him in
on account of his dust Some of these
dreamy romantic days some fair face will
carry his heart by storm, and he will find
out, by little use of wifely power, that
he amounts to less than he imagined,
especially when those bonds of his are
converted into bOnnets.
Naturally such Its as above referred
to will always be sat on by SEN
sible young ladies; but yet, girls, if a
young man would look straight ahead
on all occasions and not deign to award
you glance, wouldn't you vote him ''a
perfect Stick?'' w K q
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
Girl as a Car Conductor.

Ansonia Comm Sentinel.
An AnSOnia young lady had occasion
to act as conductor OH one of the street
cars one day last week under peculiar
circumstances. In company with an
other young lady she was riding from
Birmingham, and by mistake dropped a
quarter of dollar into the box whence
no change comes. The quarter jingled
against the glass sides with an unusu-
ally loud sound that caused the driver to
take his eyes off the road for an instant
and place them in the direc-
ton of the fare-boX. AS his optics
caught sight of the quarter settling it.
self down the glass toboggan they also
noticed an outstretched hand belonging
to the young lady, and his ears heard
the familiar sound of Change, please"
The Jehu explained away all thoughts
that the young lady had of ever getting
her fifteen cents change, and told her
that the best way he saw was for her to
collect three fares from the passengers
as they entered the car. Accordingly
the young lady, as any sensible person
would do, bided her time. and from a
trio who boarded the car, collected the
amount of her deficiency, thus balanc-
ing herself with the company's treasury.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
IN A HAUNTED CHAMBER.
How a Witty Canon Vanquished
Spectral Visitor.

Chambers Journal.
There is in one of the midland coun-
ties of England fine old and rather his
tOrical mansion, with towers, turrets
and mulliOned windows. But alas. for
all its attractive beauty, it possessed the
one terrible drawback with which so
many of our grand old mansions are un-
luckily afflicted-it had its ghost and its
haunted room, which no servant would
enter alone, even in broad daylight, and
in which no one ever, or very rarely
ever, slept. With the usual provoking
irregnlarity which belongs to the
whole tribe of the disembOdied
spirits. the ghost was known to
walk at the most announcement mo-
ments, always appearing when not
wanted, and carefully disappointing
every party of valiant ghOst-hunters
whenever they mustered up courage
enough for the watch. The ghost al
ways appeared in the attire of medi-
@val monk-brOwn habit and cOwl,
rOpe-gir(lle, sandals, and carried a
parchment rcll in one hand.
About two years ago it happened that
the mansion was full of visitors, and
among the last to arrive was a we'll
known canon of the church, celebrated
for his untlagging spirits and sparkling
wit. But every room was occupied.
He was far too great a favorite to be re-
fused. What was to be done? Happy
thought-the haunted chamber. The
canon, as a good priest, would, of
course, have no fear of the ghost, as this
was his first visit. In this, however,
witty canon had often heard the story
and knew all about it. Accordingly he
was committed to the haunted chamber.
Next morning at breakfast no one ap-
peared with brighter or happier face,
or seemed fuller of high spirits and eX-
uberant fun. SIT is quite clear"
thought the host, greatly relieved, "he
has not been disturbed in any way"
Next morning, and the next, and the
next, he still came down with the early
ones with the same light-hearted aspect,
which only those who have enjoyed
sound sleep or peaceful dreams can
wear. The hosts anxiety at length
could stand it no longer, and he con-
graduated his visitor on the soundness
of his rest and quietude of his nights.
But the witty canon, seeing his Oppor-
tunity, suddenly assuming very grave
face, informed his host that his first
night at any rate had been neither quiet
dead silence followed as the canon pro-
ceeded to describe how, while he was
lying wide awake, he was aware of the
presence in the room of tall, dark fig
ure, which came up to the bed.
He observed that the figure was hab-
tied as monk and carried parchment
roll, with which it appeared to point.
The canon ended by dwelling on its
CHASTITY color and glaring, horrible eyes,
as they shOne forth beneath the dark
cowl.
A dozen anxious questions at once
poured in upon the speaker: ''What
did you do?' ''Did you address it?'
Did he speak to you?" ''How did you
get rid of him?"
"How?" replied the witty canon.
"Why, very easily. asked him to sub
scribe to my schools and school-treat,
when he vanished Immediately; and |
need hardly add he has never honored
me with another visit"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06

taste came from Paris and London. But
now American women, and men, too,
are making study of artistic dressing,
and in the sketches of gowns given be-
bow are embodied some of the cleyereSt
and newest ideas the World has been
able to gather from the best designers.
They are given here, firstly, because
they are truly original, and vast i'm
prOvement on what the stiff fashion
plate design can be at its best, and,
lastly, because there cannot fail to be
some among the many women readers
of the World who will see in one or
more of these designs an idea for a
gown that will exactly suit her person
atty. All women would not look her
best in these gowns, made in the fabrics
and cOlOrS of the original conception,
but the woman must indeed be lost be-
yOnd redemption, from an artistic point
of view, who can gain from them no
hint, says the New York World.
One thing more, however, than the
bare hint should be gathered from these
sketches, and that is the difference that
should always be striven for when
choosing street and home dresses. The
street dress par excellence is the tailor
dress, and the better the tailor the bet
ter the goods, and the simpler the max
ing the better is the result. The house
dress, on the other hand, should be
femininity itself. 1t should yield ever
to the wearer's comfort and her general
style. Expense is not an absolute ne
cessity, but grace and becOmingness
should be always considered, for what
ever is so wisely chosen can never fail
to add to woman's power and happi-
ness.
The first of these gowns is intended
for a somewhat bizarre but decidedly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
CONTRACT WORN
Grading Thru, Canal ana
Fourth Streets.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works., I
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov.1. 1887.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of ST. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
IL m. ON the 18th day of November, AID.
1887, for the grading of Third street,
from Commercial street to Maple street;
Canal street to a partial grade, from
Fourth street to southeast line of Ames
street, and Fourth street to a partial
grade, from the right of way of the st.
Paul & Duluth Railway company to
Commercial street, and construct the
necessary retaining walls On said Third
street from Commercial street to
Maple street, in said city, ac-
cording to plans and specifications on
file in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent.
OF the gross amount bid must accom-.
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
K. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN.
307-317 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
MODERN WISDOM.

A good conscience is the best DIVINITY.
Nothing shows greater abjectneSs of
spirit than naughty demeanor toward
interiors.
Many men claim to be firm in their
principle when really they are only OBJ
stinate in their prejudiees.
Ingratitude is, of all crimes, what in
ourselves we account the most venial-
in others the most objectionable.
A moderate understanding, with dill
gent and well-directed application, will
go much farther than a more lively
genius attended with that impotence
and inattention which too often accom-
pany quick parts.
Though years bring with them WIS
dom, yet there is one lesson the aged
seldom learn, namely, the management
of youthful feelings. Age is all head,
youth all heart; age reasons, youth is
under the dominion of hope.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06

sperfect1y plain princess, with a Wat
teau back and we elbo leves, it would
be pretty. These should be finished
with fall of rare old lace. 1t should be
open in front to show Recamier robe
of primrOse-cOlOred satin, which should
have thin sheet of wadding under it to
give it richness and sOftuess at the same
time. The short waist of this robe
should be confined by girdle of amber
clasped in front and the slightly decol-
lete neck edged with amber beads. We
might slash the left sleeve and fasten
it together with three amber clasps. A
feather fan attached to rosary of am
Der beads would be cOquettish addl-
ton to this imaginary gown, and my
lady should wear Suede shoes of pale
yellow.
If she wishes to be very ''grand" she
might powder her hair and decorate it
with amber ornaments, and then her
friends would all fell it their duty to tell
her she looked as if she had ''just
stepped out of picture" That will
give clever man chance to whisper
that she is the picture.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
1.-THE DARBY RAM"

Gen. WashingtOn'S First and Last
Appearance as an Amateur
Singer.
'The Darby Ram" is often sung at
Pennsylvania banqUets, but it is not
generally known that it was once sung
by Gen. George Washington, wrote Ben:
Perley Poore to the American Cultiva-
tor. Passing through Hartford, Conn.,.
Washington was invited to dine with
Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth at his
residence in Windsor, and while there
made his only recorded public appear
ance as an amateur vocalist. Entering
the nursery, where were twin boys two
years old (afterward the late Gov. ELS
worth and Hon. Henry l.. EllSwOrth).
he took one on each knee and sang to
them this song, often repeated in after
years by the governor with Zest:
AS was going TO Darby,
Upon a market day.
/ spied the biggest ram, sir,
That ever was fed upon hay.
Tow de row de row,
Tow de row de da.
He had four feet to walk sir,
He had four feet to stand,
And every foot he had sir,
Covered an acre of land.
Tow, etc.
The wool upon his back, sir,
1t reached to the sky;
The eagles built their nests there,
For heard their young ones cry.
Tow, etc.
The wool upon his TAIL sir,
heard the weaver say,
Made three thousand yards of cloth.
For he wove it all in a day.
Tow, etc.
The butcher that cut his throat, sir,
Was drowned in the blood.
And the little boy who held the bowl
Was carried away in the flood.
Tow, etc.
Although this differs somewhat from
his Farewell Address," it doubtless
had an appreciative audience in the nur-
sery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06

oval and they are generally bright,
sometimes brilliantly colored every i'm
aginable shade of crimson, azure, blue,
yellow, green, brown. gray or purple.
Water bear is the name applied to an
eight-legged, all belly bug, the body
being soft, cOlOrleSS and transparent,
with short legs, and on the end of each
of which are several sharp claws. The
mouth is a small opening at the front
of the head and the gizZard, short dis
lance from the mouth, is plainly discern
ible through the transparent body.
Bacteria are animals found not only in
water but in blood, animal juices and
secretiOnS OF all kinds, and they appear
in abundance when animal matter is
decaying. They all consist of single
cells and four fundamental forms are
recognized: spherOidal, rod shaped,
thread like and spiral. To take up
white glass bottle of water and look at
it no one would be readily convinced
that such monsters were swimming
about in such numbers as has been
stated, but this has been eX-
planned by chemists, because these
animals are held in solution.
Wells located near dwelling houses are
the most prolific sources of propagation
of these water animals, especially as the
sewage OF other impure matter is apt to
be perc0lated through the earth to the
artificial opening, and hence it is
claimed by the medical fraternity that
water from wells is very conducive to
typhoid fever, cholera, diphtheria and
diseases of that sort. The attention of
Health Officer Jones was called to this
subject the other day by GLOBE rep
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06

WATER BEAR. impurities. 1T should
be borne in mind, however," continued
the doctor, ''that the effects of impure
water, like the effects of impure air,
may engender a general impairment of
health without giving rise to any very
well pronounced disease"
The presence of organic matter,
whether it has percolated through the
soil from cesspOOIs or other filth accu-
mutations into wells, or whether it has
been discharged from open sewers into
streams, converts drinking water into a
dangerous poison, fraught with disease
and death. Especially is this true of river
water contiguous to mills or manufac-
tories when the washings of the soil are
deposited in the bed of the river, only
to be stirred up and disseminated
through the human system whenever
water obtained from such a source is
drank.
This reminds me that the water of
st. Paul, taken from the pipes running
through the city and which is obtained
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06
WHAT IS CATARRH ?
How Many Forms Do We
Recognize
HOW ARE THEY TREATED?

Catarrh is an increased secretion and
discharge from a mucous membrane.
The membrane contains many little
glands and fOllicles, these become dis
eased and fail to perform their proper
functions.
THERE ARE THREE
Stages or changes of this dieaSe: One
is called simple, chronic catarrh; this is
a chronic Inflammation of the mucous
membrane; the symptoms are first an
increased discharge of mucus, then
comes the mucO-pus and slight inter-
ference with the sense of smell; some
times there is a frequent desire to clear
the throat; these symptoms are slight
and embarrassing, the sufferer sell
dom thinks it worth notice; this is the
time to check it, without trouble. Ii
allowed to continue it develops into
THE SECOND STAGE,
Termed hypertrophic catarrh.